6A-2.0010: Educational Facilities
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule development is to review current requirements of Rule 6A-2.0010, F.A.C., including the State Requirements for Educational Facilities (SREF), relating to public school facilities to determine if changes are necessary.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Incorporate Department of Health Rule 64E-13, School Sanitation, into Chapter 5, State Requirements for Educational Facilities. Change references from community college to Florida college. Clarify who approves certain requests on behalf of the State Board of Education or the Commissioner of Education. Add, delete, and modify definitions. Require certain forms to be submitted electronically. Require contractors to be licensed for a minimum of five (5) years. Correct project threshold limits in Section 4.3 and 5, State Requirements for Educational Facilities and Office of Educational Facilities forms to read $300,000. Phase III Construction Documents to include fire sprinkler system drawings and calculations. Modify technical requirements in SREF Section 5. Remove duplicate requirements. Modify forms to remove outdated SUNCOM telephone numbers, change community college to Florida college, correct threshold amounts for submitting certain forms to $300,000, and clarify that Direct Purchase amounts are not included as part of construction change order amounts listed in item 9 on form OEF 209, Certificate of Final Inspection. Grammatical corrections are made throughout the document. Revise procedures for annual fire safety inspections to meet current statute requirements. Delete obsolete language and definitions. Request to use innovative planning and construction techniques are to be approved by the building official. Require 5-year District Facilities Work Plan to be complete and financially feasible for 5, 10, and 20 years. Change 2 mill fund references to 1.5 mill. Revise Comprehensive Planning and Concurrency requirements to meet current statute requirements. Require 5-year district facilities work program to be submitted by October 1 of each year. Require educational specifications to include requirements for school and college construction to meet an energy-efficiency standard, and for classrooms to meet a minimum lighting standard. Rearrange Section 4.3 for better organization. Require the construction project manuals submitted to the Office of Educational Facilities for review to include the time to complete the project and to have the project manual’s Table of Contents signed and sealed by the design professionals. Correct funding source designations on form OEF 208, Letter of Transmittal.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1013.37 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1001.02, 1031.01, 1013.03, 1013.12, 1013.37, 1013.371, 1013.372, 1013.38 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: November 14, 2011, 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: WD Multi-Purpose Room 105, Tallahassee Community College, 444 Appleyard Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32303
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Jon Hamrick, Construction Planning & Design Manager, Office of Educational Facilities, 325 West Gaines Street, Room 1054, Tallahassee, Florida, (850)245-9230. To request a rule development workshop, please contact: Lynn Abbott, Agency Clerk, Department of Education, (850)245-9661 or e-mail lynn.abbott@fldoe.org or go to https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
AVAILABLE FROM THE OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES WEBSITE, http://www.fldoe.org/edfacil/. Look under Hot Topics toward the bottom of the page.